Tobacco-box.



A. WARNE. TOBACCO BOX. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 23, 1912.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

awuudo'n ALFRED WARNE, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

TOBACCO-BOX.

Application filed December 23, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED WVARNE, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Miami, in the county of Dade and State ofFlorida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTobaccoBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in tobacco boxes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a tobacco box of theusual form with compartments for matches, cleaners, &c., whereby thereceptacle, which may be conveniently carried, may contain all of thenecessary smokers articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction which maybe readily applied to the usual box in which pipe tobacco is vended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view.

In the drawings, 10 designates a substantially rectangular box which isprovided with the hinged cover 11. A strip of resilient metal 12 isarranged within the box, said strip being curved at the points 13, theterminals 14 being secured to the end walls 15 of the box adjacent therear wall 16. The edge 17 of the box is provided with a flange 18 whichprevents displacement of the strip. It will be noted that when the stripis flexed and inserted within the receptacle that its end portions willbe disposed beneath the in wardly disposed flange formed by the beading18. Thus the partition members will be effectually supported within thereceptacle, attention being called to the fact that the same can beremoved by bending the terminals of the strip inwardly. The intermediateportion 19 of the strip is spaced from the front wall 20 of the boxforming a compartment 21 in which may be placed pipe cleaners, thecompartment being of sufficient length to receive the cleaners withoutbending, extending the full length of the box and for a portion of itssides.

A transverse partitioning member 22 is arranged adjacent each end of thebox, extending between the longitudinal partitioning member 12 and therear wall 16 of the box, dividing the space between the member 12 andthe rear wall of the box into three Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 5, 1915..

Serial No. 738,291.

compartments. The central compartment 23 receives the tobacco, and thetwo smaller compartments 24 and 25 may be used as match compartments. Alid 26 is hingedly supported by the upper edges of the transversepartitions 22, the lids when closed extending beneath the flange 18which is sufliciently resilient to allow the edges of the lids to snaptherebeneath yet at the same time preventing their accidentaldisplacernent.

When the box is constructed with the partitioning members, the ends 27of the transverse partitioning members and the ends 14L of thelongitudinal partitioning members are soldered or otherwise secured tothe box, but where the device is applied to the usual form of box thelongitudinal member 12 is flexed and inserted beneath the flange, theflange also acting as a locking means for the lids supported by thetransverse partitioning members.

The many advantages of a construction of this character will be clearlyapparent, as it will be noted that the device forms a convenientreceptacle for smokers accessories, which may be easily and economicallymanufactured, and which, while of such dimensions as to hold a number ofarticles, is light and may be conveniently carried. It will also benoted that the construction may be economically manufactured both whenthe partitioning members are placed within the box prior to thepackaging of the tobacco, or after the box has been emptied.

Having thus described my invention, what I I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A receptacle including bottom, side and end walls, the edges of theend walls and one of the side walls being formed with an inwardlydisposed flange, a longitudinally disposed partitioning membercomprising a strip of resilient material, flexed adjacent its endportions, said end portions extending beneath the flange of the endwalls, adjacent one of the side walls whereby a substantiallysemi-circular compartment is formed, transverse partitioning memberssupported by the longitudinal partitioning member and one of the sidewalls of the receptacle, lids hingedly mounted on the transversepartitioning members and dispartitioningmember, said terminals being in10 posed when closed to engage beneath the engagement with the flangedWalls and disflanges of the end-Walls. posed beneath the flanges.

2. A receptacle including side and end In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature 5 Walls, two opposite Walls having inwardly exin presence oftwo Witnesses.

tending flanges, and a removable partition- ALFRED \VARNE. [Ls] ingmember formed of resilient material and \Vitnesses:

having flexed terminals extending at an JAMEs T. Sennnns,

angle to the intermediate portion of the AGNES ZETRONER.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentn, Washington, D G.

